Sherman Army Airfield
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| Sherman Army Airfield | |||
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| IATA: FLV - ICAO: KFLV | |||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Serves | Leavenworth | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 772 ft (235.3 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 15/33 | 5,905 | 1,800 | Asphalt/Concrete |
Sherman Army Airfield (IATA: FLV, ICAO: KFLV) is an airport located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Although the airport is within the confines of a United States Army Base, it has agreement with the city of Leavenworth, Kansas to permit civilian use at all hours.
It derives its codes from Fort Leavenworth. It is named for American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman who spent extensive time at the Fort and helped establish the Command and General Staff College there.
The airport is at the foot of the Missouri River bluffs that make up the fort. The levee protecting it burst in both the Great Flood of 1951 and the Great Flood of 1993.
[edit] History
During World War II, the facilty was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training field.
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[edit] External links
- Leavenworth, Kansas profile
- Global Security profile
- Leavenworth Lamp Profile
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFLV
- ASN accident history for FLV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFLV
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